Morton Madness

Pops got here at 6:00 this morning to go hit some balls with the boys.  Even though they had to get up early they had a great time.

Papa surprised the boys by picking them up and taking them to shoot their bows. They also made a trip to the pet store and then off for some frozen yogurt. Thanks for a fun afternoon Papa!

Today was Sophia's last day of Preschool Pals. They had a McDonalds picnic which was moved inside due to the wind. After lunch they enjoyed an ice pop and a slide show of the kids throughout the year. Sophia loved going to school to play with friends, Mrs. Jamie and Mrs. Tiffany. We cannot wait until she starts back in the fall.

Where has the time gone? I cannot believe Luke is SEVEN! He woke up to streamers and balloons hanging in his doorway. He came down stairs and said, "thanks mom" with a huge smile on his face. I took cupcakes up to school for a treat and he requested I bring more than the number of students in his class so he could pass them out to other teachers. He gave one to his kindergarten teacher and one to Jonah's teacher. When the boys got off the bus Justin was waiting for them to go see The Avengers. They were so surprised! They got to have a slurpee, popcorn AND candy. We got Luke some speakers for his iTouch so he can listen to his Sponge Bob and Crazy Frog music in his room behind closed doors. I am not sure who likes it better, mom and dad or Luke. Happy Birthday Luke.

Justin went on a beer run to stock the media room fridge.  His words to me when he got home. "don't be alarmed at how much beer is on the island".  As I walked into the kitchen this is what I see!  It was enough to fill the fridge.  

Noah is known for his ability to be happy ALL the time.  He hardly ever makes a peep and is always smiling... even when THIS happens!  The boy cannot go potty without having a blow out.  I mean literaly he CANNOT go with out blowing it out.  They were on their way home and heard Noah pass a little gas and Nic rushed to get him out of the seat and thought he made it... until he heard something splat!  He then had to take the carseat apart and clean it and then let it air dry before putting it back together.   WHY would I post this you ask?  Simple.  To be sure we have SOME dirt on the cutest little dude in town.  Keep blowin' it out little buddy, Aunt Ayea thinks its pretty funny :)

Jonah LOVES toast... only if it is burned!  He cannot make it without the smoke detector going off so he has learned to wave a towel over the toaster now.   Luke decided he wanted some toast,  only, he did not eat the THREE pieces he made!  Thank goodness.  This is what I saw when I opened it!

Tara's niece is in town sowe went over to let the girls play. We headed to Hooters for dinner... after all, it is a Minter/Morton tradition!

Sophia got to spend the day with Meemaw and Ben at Cottonwood park playing and feeding the ducks. After the park they had some Chick Fil A and headed back to Bens to play in the sandbox. Thanks Meemaw for a fun day!

WHY WHY WHY did I just now think of this?  Every single morning at 6:30 I wake the boys up for school I get asked the SAME question over and over again.  "Why do you have to wake us up so early"?  I relay the same exact answer every single morning.  "You have to get ready for school".  DUH... The bus comes at 7:05 and the boys BEG to ride it.  Somehow I am the one to take blame if THEY do not get up and moving and miss it.  I am all for them taking the bus so I do not have to wake Sophia and Seth up. Last Wednesday I decided I was going to set an alarm clock in their room and see what happens.  I told them before I put them in bed that I did it and showed them what to do when the alarm goes off at 6:15.  It's not pretty folks, its the one that goes, "eeehhhhh eeeehhhhhh eeehhhhh eeeehhhhh" I just knew that would annoy them and get them up. HA As I lay in bed the following morning I hear the boys get out of bed, I'm sorry, did I say "get...

Sophia had her Mothers Day Tea at school today.  She acts so different at school it is crazy!  She is so quite and shy.  Let me tell you guys... she is NOT that way at home.  She is loud and never stops when she is home.   Mrs. Jamie Looking like a midget next to the new 5ft. mantel!

The boys had field day at school today.  

The boys had a vocubulary parade at school today.  They had a list of words they could choose from.  Luke did spider and Jonah did hexagon.  We had some extra scraps from the construction so Justin made a barbell for him to use as his hexagon.  

So its been FIVE days since the construction has been complete.  We could not be happier with the way things turned out.  Surely with ALL the things that we had done to the house something had to have gone wrong through out the process.  Well, luckily not! The most exciting thing would had to have been when the bad storms hit on April 3rd.  There were tornado's touching down all over the DFW area and I was here with Sophia and Seth and about 5 guys who could utter 5 words in English and I was a nervous wreck.  We had NO TV (it was disconnected since the wall with the cable hookup was knocked out and rebuilt and the TV that was hooked up was upstairs covered in plastic and furniture surrounding it) so I could only check the radar on my phone.  Did I mention we went 26 days with NO TV people???  I was missing all of my trash TV but that is a whole other story! By this time the it was hailing, the tornado sirens were going off and my phone was not ...

 Meemaw and Pops took Sophia for the day and they headed to the zoo with Ben.  Sophia's favorite animal was the African Penguin. Thanks Meemaw and Pops!